Karen Burniston New Release - Day 4

Included in the Karen Burniston new release is an add-on set to the previously released Arch Pop-up -- a fun one called Peacock Add-on.

Several years ago we had a visit from a peacock in our neighborhood.  Let me tell you, they may be a very pretty bird; but they make a horrible noise!  Here is my card:

I googled "peacock" to get an idea of the coloring. I added a couple of white markings on his face.  Here's a close-up of his face.

Don't forget to check out the blog hop on Monday, February 2nd.  Comment on the DT members' blogs for a chance to win a $25 credit to your account on the Karen Burniston website.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 3

As I mentioned in my first sneak peek post, the Karen Burniston new release includes three add-on sets to the Stage Pop-up.  Another one of the add-ons is the Grass Stage Add-on.  

 I used that set (along with the Rainbow Add-on to the Arch Pop-up) on this St. Patrick's Day card.  

Also included on this card are the cauldron from the Witch & Cauldron set and the figure from the Gnome & Santa set (dressed as a leprechaun).

We're having a blog hop next Monday, Feb. 2nd.  I hope you'll check it out; make sure you comment on the blogs.  Each DT member is giving away a $25 gift certificate to the Karen Burniston website.  The more you comment, the greater the chance you have to win.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 2

I hope you liked the sneak peeks that started yesterday from the Karen Burniston Design Team members.  Another one of the new die sets is Hot Air Balloons.  

I had a ride in a hot air balloon on my bucket list for many years.  My husband crossed that off the list on my 50th birthday when he surprised me with a ride.  It was awesome!  I was particularly struck by the silence when we drifted across the countryside.  

I combined the Hot Air Balloons with the Whirly Wheel.  

On the inside I included one of the new sentiment stamps.

Karen Burniston New Release - Day 1

Hooray!  Karen Burniston has a new release coming next week -- 10 new dies and 5 new stamp sets.  I've been having lots of fun playing with these new toys.  I think my favorite base die is the Stage Pop-up.  There are also three add-on sets to go with it.  My card today uses the Stage Pop-up with the Party Add-on.

I made a similar card to the one on the packaging -- although I did add some fireworks, adding them on acetate panels.

I used some really old patterned paper I found in my stash, placing the wording around the stage so that you can read "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" around the edge.

We will be having a blog hop on Monday, February 2nd; so be sure to check it out.  You may win a $25 credit to your account on the Karen Burniston website by commenting on the DT's blog posts.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge -- Bugs

It's Designer Challenge time again, and this month we have some new dies to play with.  The challenge theme is "Bugs, " and three of the new dies are full of bugs.  I actually used all three of them.

The front of my card has dies from Animal Add-ons 6, which has pieces and parts of both a bee and a grasshopper.  I chose the face and wings of the bee and also used one of the bees from the Bug Border set.

The sentiment is from the new clear stamp set Bug Greetings.

The inside of my card uses the Playful Pop-up (which includes dies for making a ladybug, but again I used bees from the Bug Borders set).  I also used dies from the new Greeting Labels and sentiments from the new clear stamp set Quiet Forest Sayings.

Here's a little video showing how the mechanism of the Playful Pop-up works when you open the card.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you liked my card.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge -- Song Lyrics

The theme of this month's Karen Burniston Designer Challenge is "song lyrics."   That's pretty wide open.  I decided that a song sung in December more than likely would be Christmas-related.  For this reason, I chose the Bing Crosby classic White Christmas.

I've been following along with Karen and her on-line classes for a while.  October's class was two Halloween cards, but I liked them so much that I decided to use the instructions for one of them to make a Christmas card and use it for this month's Designer Challenge.

The second verse of White Christmas goes like this:

            I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

            With every Christmas card I write.

            May your days be merry and bright,

            And may all your Christmases be white.

The front of my card actually contains part of the lyrics.  All the papers I used are from a 12 x 12 paper pad that I found in Michaels on sale.  They really worked well for this card.

And the inside carries through with the theme.  The main die set used on this card is the Charm Accordion, as well as the Christmas Tree Pop-up.

The original card had two skeletons on the inside.  This one has a penguin and a polar bear, made using the Winter Animals set.   It was really fun transforming Karen's Halloween card into a Christmas one.

After I decided on this card for this month's Designer Challenge, two things happened:  1) The new release with that awesome Pine Cone die set; and 2) A gorgeous 12 x 12 Christmas patterned paper pad I found at Hobby Lobby.  I was compelled to make a second card with the "song lyrics" theme.  You can see pieces from the Pine Cone die set and the Pattern Plate - Holly within the Postage Pop-up on the front.

The inside really shows off that pretty paper.  More of the Pine Cone and Holly die cuts are there as well.

Here's a close-up of the "song lyrics" of the Osmonds' version of It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.  The first line of the second verse is "Pne cones and holly berries."

Karen Burniston Blog Hop

 Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC November Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 15 new dies and 5 new stamp sets. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to pre-order NOW!

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This release includes:

1 new Pop-up Die Set
2 new Playful Add-on Die Sets
1 new Ball Add-on Die Set
3 new Ball Access Tab Die Sets
3 new Word Die Sets
3 new Border Die Sets
1 new Greetings Label Die Set
1 new Stand Alone Die Set
5 new Clear Sentiment Stamp Sets

Dies are available to order now on the website.

I think the first Karen Burniston die that I purchased many years ago was the Fancy Label Accordion, and it remains one of my favorites.  I combined it with my favorite new die set from this release -- the Pine Cone set.  I scattered the pine boughs and pinecones throughout this card.  I recently started to add full panels at the front and/or back of the accordion.  Today's card has both.

The front panel really shows off the larger pine bough.  I added both pinecones and the small branch as well as a sentiment from the Christmas Wishes clear stamp set.

The three middle panels have the smaller pine boughs and pinecones as well as one of the sentiments from the new Quiet Forest clear stamp set.

The back full panel features a combination of two sentiments from the previously released Season of Cheer stamp set.

GIVEAWAY:

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC Design Team members will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone's blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Monday, 1st December 2025. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don't forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!

Design Team members are listed below:

Karen Burniston

Lois Bak (that's me)

Sue Small-Kreider

Frances Byrne

Jennifer Webster

Suzanne Smit

Nicky Foden